| The Right Honourable The Lord Belper PC, FRS |
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| Arms of Baron Belper | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 3 January 1853 – 21 June 1854 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | Robert Adam Christopher |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1801 Derby, Derbyshire |
| Died | 30 June 1880 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Otter (d. 1890) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC, FRS (26 October 1801 – 30 June 1880), was a British Liberal Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen.
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Born at Derby, Strutt was the only son of William Strutt, of St Helen's House, Derbyshire, and the grandson of Jedediah Strutt. His mother was Barbara, daughter of Thomas Evans.[1] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union in 1821. Strutt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1823 and a Master of Arts three years later.[2][3]
Strutt entered the British House of Commons in 1830, sitting as Member of Parliament for Derby until 1848, when he was unseated on petition.[1][4] He represented Arundel from 1851 to 1852[1][5] and Nottingham from 1852 to 1856.[1][6] He was Chief Commissioner of Railways between 1846 and 1848[1] and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government.[3][7] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1846[8] and in 1856 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Belper, of Belper, in the County of Derby.[9]
Strutt also held the honorary posts of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1850[3] and Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire between 1864 and 1880, having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant.[1][7] In 1860 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and between 1871 and 1879, he was President of University College, London.[1]
Lord Belper married Amelia Harriet Otter, daughter of the Right Reverend William Otter, Bishop of Chichester, on 28 March 1837. They had several children. They were the parents of Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper.
Children from the marriage were:
He built his family seat, Kingston Hall, Nottinghamshire and moved in 1846.
Lord Belper died at Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, on June 1880, aged 78, and was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son, Henry.[1] A stained glass window was erected in the north side of the chancel in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham in his memory. Lady Belper died in December 1890.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Samuel Crompton Henry Cavendish |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1830 – 1848 With: Henry Cavendish 1830–1835 Hon. John Ponsonby 1835–1847 Hon. Frederick Leveson-Gower 1847–1848 |
Succeeded by Laurence Hayworth Michael Thomas Bass |
| Preceded by The Earl of Arundel |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1851 – 1852 |
Succeeded by Lord Edward Fitzalan-Howard |
| Preceded by Feargus O'Conner |
Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1852 – 1856 |
Succeeded by Charles Paget |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Robert Adam Christopher |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1853 – 1854 |
Succeeded by The Earl Granville |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle |
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1864 – 1880 |
Succeeded by The Duke of St Albans |
| Preceded by Granville Harcourt-Vernon |
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1850 |
Succeeded by John Francklin |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Belper 1856 – 1880 |
Succeeded by Henry Strutt |